Mark Twain Elementary School in Lynwood, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 18.

12315 Thorson Ave.
Lynwood, CA 90262

Student Enrollment: 448

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Lynwood Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 50
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Hector De La Torre
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 27
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Alan S. Lowenthal
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 39
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Linda T. Sanchez
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.91305
Longitude: -118.19749

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-6
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 87 (601 to 688)
Met 17 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 94% (43 tested out of 46)
Math Participation Rate African American: 98% (45 tested out of 46)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 93% (369 tested out of 398)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (395 tested out of 398)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 93% (332 tested out of 356)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (352 tested out of 356)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 91% (271 tested out of 297)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (296 tested out of 297)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 14% (4 tested out of 30)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 94% (28 tested out of 30)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 32.1%

Here:	32%
State average from 1973 schools:	46%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 41.6%

Here:	42%
State average from 1973 schools:	55%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 35.0% (14 proficient out of 40)

Here:	35%
State average from 1124 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 33.3% (14 proficient out of 42)

Mark Twain Elementary:	33%
State average from 1126 schools:	41%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 31.9% (109 proficient out of 342)

Here:	32%
State average from 1910 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 42.4% (154 proficient out of 363)

Here:	42%
State average from 1911 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 33.1% (106 proficient out of 320)

Mark Twain Elementary:	33%
State average from 1913 schools:	35%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 41.2% (139 proficient out of 337)

Here:	41%
State average from 1915 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 26.5% (68 proficient out of 257)

Here:	27%
State average from 1850 schools:	33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 37.5% (104 proficient out of 277)

Mark Twain Elementary:	38%
State average from 1849 schools:	46%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 0.0% (0 proficient out of 23)

Here:	0%
State average from 1878 schools:	29%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 415

2006 API (Base) : 687

Mark Twain Elementary:	687.0
State average from 1971 schools:	764.9

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 4

2007 API Target: 693

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 690 (368 students included)

Here:	690
State average from 1561 schools:	710

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 339

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 688 (339 students included)

Mark Twain Elementary:	688
State average from 1643 schools:	706

Number of English Learners included in API : 278

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 660 (278 students included)

Mark Twain Elementary:	660
State average from 1181 schools:	687

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 25
Percent African American : 10%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 89%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 0%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 78%

Here:	78.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	54.2%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 5%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	6.6%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 2%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	2.8%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 63%

Mark Twain Elementary:	63.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	28.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 7%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	10.6%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 25

Here:	25.0
State average from 1975 schools:	19.8

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 28

Mark Twain Elementary:	28.0
State average from 1967 schools:	29.2

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 47%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 22%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 46%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 25%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.18

Here:	2.2
State average from 1980 schools:	2.6

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 90%

Mark Twain Elementary:	90.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	97.5%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 3%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 27%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 73%
School Characteristic Index : 162.0473559

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 415

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 199.200

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 415

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 132.800

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 102

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 20.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 109

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 6.540

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 109

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 3.270

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 109

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 3.270

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 109

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 8.720
2006 API (Growth) : 688
2005 API (Base): 601
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 691

Mark Twain Elementary:	691
State average from 1571 schools:	710

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 610

Here:	610
State average from 1544 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 81 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 690

Here:	690
State average from 1647 schools:	706

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 600

Here:	600
State average from 1621 schools:	695

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 90 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 662

Here:	662
State average from 1176 schools:	689

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 589

Here:	589
State average from 1131 schools:	674

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 73 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 690
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 670